Art show Friday to benefit after-school program

American Sunrise students Mariceli Cardenas, 7, (left) and Evelyn Morales, 5, work on a lesson titled: "I Can Handle It" last February.

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American Sunrise and the Southtown Art Gallery will host a one-night art show and sale at 7 p.m. Fridayat the Carol Burnett house, 2006 W. Commerce St. The event will benefit American Sunrise’s after-school literacy program for at-risk students on the city’s West Side.

The exhibit will feature the work of San Antonio artists Will Chappell, Eric Acuña, Albert Gonzales, Caroline Adam, Cody Freeman, Brooke Hood, Hilary Rochow, Ashely Bueno, Braydon Gold, Kimberly Hopkins and Mariano Leiva.The artwork, which will be for sale, also will be showcased at American Sunrise’s 16th annual gala Nov. 10 at the Omni San Antonio Hotel, 9821 Colonnade Blvd.

American Sunrise is a nonprofit founded by former San Antonio mayor and U.S. Housing Secretary Henry Cisneros and former City Councilwoman Mary Alice Cisneros. Its after-school program is across the street from the historic Burnett house, in which the San Antonio-born comedian lived as a child.